1999–2000 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

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1999–2000 Iona Gaels men's basketball
Iona College Gaels Wordmark.jpeg
MAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record20–11 (13–5 MAAC)
Head coach
Home arena Hynes Athletic Center
Seasons
  1998–99
2000–01  
1999–2000 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Siena 153 .833249  .727
Iona135 .7222011  .645
Fairfield 117 .6111415  .483
Marist 108 .5561414  .500
Niagara 108 .5561712  .586
Manhattan 99 .5001215  .444
Rider 810 .4441614  .533
Canisius 810 .4441020  .333
Loyola (MD) 414 .222721  .250
Saint Peter's 216 .111523  .179
2000 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1999–2000 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led second-year by head coach Jeff Ruland, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaels finished second in the MAAC regular season standings, and would go on to win the MAAC Basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament. As the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, the Gaels lost to No. 3 seed Maryland in the opening round. [2]

Contents

Roster

1999–2000 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 32Earl Johnson6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)
Jr Port Chester, New York
G/F 21 Tariq Kirksay 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)
Sr Bronx, New York
F/C 43 Nakiea Miller 6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)
Jr Stratford, Connecticut
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1999*
UMass L 77–85 0–1
Hynes Athletic Center  (3,025)
New Rochelle, New York
Nov 23, 1999*
Coppin State W 89–61 1–1
Hynes Athletic Center (1,601)
New Rochelle, New York
Nov 27, 1999*
at No. 13  UCLA L 73–105 1–2
Pauley Pavilion  (7,261)
Los Angeles, California
Dec 2, 1999
at  Fairfield L 81–97 1–3
(0–1)
Alumni Hall  (2,170)
Fairfield, Connecticut
Dec 5, 1999
Marist W 85–65 2–3
(1–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,546)
New Rochelle, New York
Dec 10, 1999*
Fordham W 83–80 3–3
Hynes Athletics Center (2,567)
New Rochelle, New York
Dec 18, 1999*
at  Hofstra L 69–90 3–4
Mack Sports Complex  (2,350)
Hempstead, New York
Dec 23, 1999*
at  St. Francis (NY) L 98–100 OT3–5
Pope Physical Education Center  (511)
Brooklyn, New York
Dec 30, 1999*
at  Boston College W 71–63 4–5
Silvio O. Conte Forum  (3,895)
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 5, 2000
Saint Peter's W 79–62 5–5
(2–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,207)
New Rochelle, New York
Jan 8, 2000
at  Canisius L 64–80 5–6
(2–2)
Koessler Athletic Center  (1,366)
Buffalo, New York
Jan 10, 2000
at  Niagara L 67–79 5–7
(2–3)
Gallagher Center  (960)
Lewiston, New York
Jan 13, 2000
at  Rider L 84–89 OT5–8
(2–4)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,006)
New Rochelle, New York
Jan 15, 2000
Loyola (MD) W 92–71 6–8
(3–4)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,407)
New Rochelle, New York
Jan 17, 2000*
at  Bucknell L 67–73 6–9
Davis Gym  (1,854)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 2000*
at  Morgan State W 77–67 7–9
Talmadge L. Hill Field House  (3,215)
Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 24, 2000
at  Siena W 96–92 OT8–9
(4–4)
Times Union Center  (6,008)
Albany, New York
Jan 28, 2000
at Saint Peter'sW 85–66 9–9
(5–4)
Yanitelli Center  (1,101)
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jan 30, 2000
FairfieldW 90–73 10–9
(6–4)
Hynes Athletics Center (1,740)
New Rochelle, New York
Feb 1, 2000
at MaristW 77–64 11–9
(7–4)
McCann Arena  (1,732)
Poughkeepsie, New York
Feb 4, 2000
CanisiusW 66–56 12–9
(8–4)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,522)
New Rochelle, New York
Feb 6, 2000
NiagaraW 96–82 13–9
(9–4)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,586)
New Rochelle, New York
Feb 11, 2000
ManhattanW 80–78 14–9
(10–4)
Hynes Athletic Center (3,105)
New Rochelle, New York
Feb 16, 2000
at Loyola (MD)W 74–56 15–9
(11–4)
Reitz Arena  (421)
Baltimore, Maryland
Feb 19, 2000
SienaL 89–94 15–10
(11–5)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,931)
New Rochelle, New York
Feb 21, 2000
at RiderW 84–79 16–10
(12–5)
Sovereign Bank Arena  (2,021)
Trenton, New Jersey
Feb 26, 2000
at ManhattanW 67–61 17–10
(13–5)
Draddy Gymnasium  (2,844)
New York, New York
MAAC tournament
Mar 4, 2000*
(2) vs. (7) Rider
Quarterfinals
W 64–59 18–10
Times Union Center (5,261)
Albany, New York
Mar 5, 2000*
(2) vs. (3) Fairfield
Semifinals
W 76–72 19–10
Times Union Center (8,271)
Albany, New York
Mar 6, 2000*
(2) at (1) Siena
Championship game
W 84–80 20–10
Times Union Center (11,844)
Albany, New York
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*
(14 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 17  Maryland
First Round
L 59–74 [2]  20–11
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  (20,127)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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